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No 1 Strip: 1 reportable incident Coal

Rich Inc · Surface
Controlled by Richard Ison
Cumberland, Harlan County, KY  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 1517658

MSHA record for No 1 Strip (mine ID 1517658). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1996
Latest incident
Jul 1996
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
6
inspections on record
10
inspection hours
n/a
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘ This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 10 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Ownership history
  1. Rich Inc 1995 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

No 1 Strip sits in Harlan County, Kentucky, where the Census mining category is 4.3% of county employment.

Local economic context
ⓘ County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Harlan County, Kentucky · Population 26,185
4.3%
Mining share of county employment
$37,198
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1996 · 1 incident

July 5, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Rich Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WATERING ROAD. A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL AND BOUNCED THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WATER TRUCK, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIBS AND SHOULDER.